I know this is a weird question, but someone I know seems to think his computer's security has been compromised. He has a wireless card and visits hotels a few times a month, and thinks that some stuff has gotten onto his computer while he was away. I say that while a person can, say, pull up in front of your house and use your satellite, etc., with his laptop and wireless . . . that's something different and signals cannot "cross" while in a public place. I say that other people's stuff, like sites they visit, cannot jump up and appear as history, cookies, spyware, etc on someone else's computer. Can you clarify, for both of us?

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